APRIL 24 – Rest of Week – Crews currently working to secure control line along parameters. Preparing for wind events through rest of week, all active burn plans are currently on pause. APRIL 23 Update – Crews currently working to secure control line along parameters. Interior unburned pockets continue to burn out as daytime temperatures […]
Continue readingPrescribed burns on Smokey Bear Ranger District
UPDATE: All broadcast burn operations (87-acres) were completed on April 11. Crews will continue to monitor the area for hotspots. Expect smoky conditions to continue to clear throughout the day and weekend. This will be the final update for this prescribed burn, unless there is a significant development to report. UPDATE: Slash piles in the […]
Continue readingCrews respond to wildfire on Lincoln National Forest, Smokey Bear Ranger District
3/14/24 UPDATE: The Padilla Point fire is now 100 percent contained. This morning, crews on the Smokey Bear Ranger District responded to a wildfire located on the Lincoln National Forest, near Padilla Point north of Capitan. The fire is currently 4.6 acres in size, and 25 percent contained. No structures or communities are threatened, and […]
Continue readingPrescribed Burns on the Sacramento Ranger District
The Lincoln National Forest is tentatively a broadcast prescribed burn on the Sacramento Ranger District from March 5-8, 2024. Crews will focus on 200 acres within the 16 Springs Project Area on March 5, with additional acres treated the following day depending on progress and weather conditions. There will be continued monitoring of the area […]
Continue readingPrescribed burns continue on Smokey Bear Ranger District
RUIDOSO, New Mexico, September 14, 2023 – Continued prescribed burns on the Smokey Bear Ranger District in the Lincoln National Forest will tentatively begin on September 18, as part of ongoing forest management and wildfire mitigation efforts on the Forest. Crews will be working in areas located near Grindstone Lake. Pile burning will begin in […]
Continue readingJack’s Peak Prescribed Burn planned on Smokey Bear Ranger District
RUIDOSO, New Mexico, September 13, 2023 – A prescribed burns on the Smokey Bear Ranger District in the Lincoln National Forest will tentatively begin on September 14, 2023. Work will take place on the Jack’s Peak East unit, a 250-acre area east of Ancho. Due to moisture in the area, the Brazel Push prescribed burn […]
Continue readingPrescribed burns planned for Lincoln National Forest – Smokey Bear Ranger District RUIDOSO, New Mexico, September 7, 2023 – Prescribed burns on the Smokey Bear Ranger District in the Lincoln National Forest will tentatively begin on September 11, and continue through September 22. Work will take place on the Brazel Push, the Smokey Bear Admin […]
Continue readingLincoln National Forest West Mountain Fire: Final Update
CAPITAN, New Mexico, August 29 2023 – Crews from the Smokey Bear Ranger District are finishing work on the West Mountain Fire, a lightning-caused wildfire that began on August 3, 2023. The work completed is part of long-term goals in forest land management and wildfire mitigation efforts on the Lincoln National Forest. The West Mountain […]
Continue readingLincoln National Forest West Mountain Fire, August 24, 2023 Update
Start Date / Time: August 3, 2023 Cause: Lightning Size: 601 Containment: 0% Location: On West Mountain, Capitan Mountain Range, northeast of Capitan Fire Strategy: Confine and Contain Resources: 1 Handcrew, 1 Wildland Fire Module (WFM), 3 engines, 2 dozers, 2 masticators, 1 water tender. Total personnel: 85 Fire behavior: Low/Moderate fire behavior. Types of vegetation in the area […]
Continue readingLincoln National Forest West Mountain Fire, August 23 Update
Start Date / Time: August 3, 2023 Cause: Lightning Size: 603 Containment: 0% Location: Northeast of Capitan, located on West Mountain in the Capitan Mountain Range. Fire Strategy: Confine and Contain Resources: 1 Handcrew, 1 Wildland Fire Module (WFM), 3 engines, 2 dozers, 2 masticators, 1 water tender. Total personnel:90 Fire behavior: Low/Moderate fire behavior. Types of vegetation in […]
Continue readingLincoln National Forest West Mountain Fire update, August 22
Start Date / Time: August 3, 2023 Cause: Lightning Size: 601 Containment: 0% Location: Northeast of Capitan, located on West Mountain in the Capitan Mountain Range. Fire Strategy: Confine and Contain Resources: 1 Handcrew, 1 Wildland Fire Module (WFM), 3 engines, 2 dozers, 2 masticators. Total personnel:86 Fire behavior: Low/Moderate fire behavior. Types of vegetation in the area (aka […]
Continue readingLincoln National Forest West Mountain Fire Update: August 21, 2023
Start Date / Time: August 3, 2023 Cause: Lightning Size: 598 Containment: 0% Location: Northeast of Capitan, located on West Mountain in the Capitan Mountain Range. Fire Strategy: Confine and Contain Resources: 1 Handcrew, 1 Wildland Fire Module (WFM), 3 engines, 1 dozer, 2 masticators. Total Personnel: 70 Fire behavior: Low/Moderate fire behavior. Types of vegetation in the area […]
Continue readingUPDATE: Lincoln National Forest West Mountain Fire
Incident Start Date: August 3 Cause: Lightning Size: 212 acres Incident Type: Wildfire Vegetation Type: Pinyon/Juniper Fire Strategy: Confine/Contain Fire Update: Crews from the Smokey Bear Ranger District continue working at the West Mountain Fire, a lightning-caused wildfire that began on August 3. The fire is currently being managed for forest […]
Continue readingLincoln National Forest managing lightning-caused wildfire on Smokey Bear Ranger District
Incident Start Date: August 3 Cause: Lightning Size: 10-15 acres Incident Type: Wildfire Vegetation Type: Pinyon/Juniper Fire Strategy: Confine/Contain Fire Update: Crews from the Smokey Bear Ranger District are on-scene at a wildfire on the north side of West Mountain, near Forest Service Road 616. The lightning-strike fire originated on forest […]
Continue readingNew Fire Start on the Lincoln National Forest, Smokey Bear Ranger District
Incident Start Date: August 3 Cause: Lightning Size: 5 Acres Incident Type: Wildfire Vegetation Type: Pinyon/Juniper Fire Strategy: Confine/Contain Fire Update: Crews from the Smokey Bear Ranger District are responding to a wildfire on the north side of West Mountain, near Forest Service Road 616. The lightning-strike fire originated on […]
Continue readingNew fire start on Lincoln National Forest
Crews from the Smokey Bear Ranger District are responding to a fire on West Mountain on the Lincoln National Forest. The current size is 2 acres. Updates to follow.
Continue readingLincoln National Forest Guadalupe District fire response
UPDATE: Incident Start Date: August 1 Cause: Lightning Size: 30 Acres Incident Type: Wildfire Vegetation Type: Pinyon/Juniper Fire Strategy: Confine/Contain Fire Update: On August 1, 2023, Crews responded to a fire in Crooked Canyon on the Guadalupe Ranger District, Lincoln National Forest. The fire originated on National Forest land, burning […]
Continue readingLincoln National Forest Apple Tree Fire, July 27 update
Start Date / Time: July 18, 2023, 9:00 pm Cause: Lightning Size: 270 acres Containment: 5% Location: East of Sacramento Lookout Tower, 6 mi. north of the community of Timberon, 3.5 miles southeast of Sunspot, NM. Fire Strategy: Confine and contain Resources: 1 type-2 crew, 1 7-person fuels crew, 1 engine, 1 ambulance Fire behavior: Low/Moderate fire behavior. Types […]
Continue readingLincoln National Forest Apple Tree Fire 2023 7/23 Update
Start Date / Time: July 18, 2023, 9:00 pm Cause: Lightning Size: 123 acres Containment: 5% Location: East of Sacramento Lookout Tower, 6 mi. north of the community of Timberon, 3.5 miles southeast of Sunspot, NM. Fire Strategy: Confine and contain Resources: 1 type-1 crew, 1 type-2 crew, 1 fuels crew, 1 dozer, 4 engines, 1 module, additional […]
Continue readingNEW WILDFIRE START: Marble Fire on Sacramento Ranger District
Sacramento Ranger District crews and resources are responding to a fire located on the Mesa west of Herschberger Peak on the Sacramento District of the Lincoln National Forest. Current estimated size is 6-7 acres. More updates will follow.
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